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Generate SBOM with CycloneDX cdxgen and load into ScanCode.io #15

Generate SBOM with CycloneDX cdxgen and load into ScanCode.io

Generate SBOM with CycloneDX cdxgen and load into ScanCode.io #15

name: Generate SBOM with CycloneDX cdxgen and load into ScanCode.io
# This workflow:
# 1. Generates a CycloneDX SBOM for a container image using CycloneDX cdxgen.
# 2. Uploads the SBOM as a GitHub artifact for future inspection.
# 3. Loads the SBOM into ScanCode.io for further analysis.
# 4. Runs assertions to verify that the SBOM was properly processed in ScanCode.io.
#
# It runs on demand, and once a week (scheduled).
on:
workflow_dispatch:
schedule:
# Run once a week (every 7 days) at 00:00 UTC on Sunday
- cron: "0 0 * * 0"
permissions:
contents: read
env:
IMAGE_REFERENCE: "python:3.13.0-slim"
jobs:
generate-and-load-sbom:
runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
steps:
- name: Install CycloneDX cdxgen
run: npm install @cyclonedx/cdxgen
- name: Generate SBOM with CycloneDX cdxgen
run: |
npx cdxgen ${{ env.IMAGE_REFERENCE }} \
--type docker \
--output cdxgen-sbom.cdx.json \
--spec-version 1.6 \
--json-pretty
- name: Upload SBOM as GitHub Artifact
uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
with:
name: cdxgen-sbom
path: "cdxgen-sbom.cdx.json"
retention-days: 20
- name: Import SBOM into ScanCode.io
uses: aboutcode-org/scancode-action@main
with:
pipelines: "load_sbom"
inputs-path: "cdxgen-sbom.cdx.json"
- name: Verify SBOM Analysis Results in ScanCode.io
shell: bash
run: |
scanpipe shell --command "from scanpipe.models import DiscoveredPackage, DiscoveredDependency; package_manager = DiscoveredPackage.objects; assert package_manager.count() > 340; assert package_manager.vulnerable().count() == 0; assert DiscoveredDependency.objects.count() == 0"